Forum: History
03-26-2023, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,249
Remember seeing…
Anyone remember seeing the Incredible Two Man Band? They played Iriwins in the early - mid 70’s. Great show including a “flying” keyboard solo.
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Forum: History
08-19-2022, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,433
The Depot
Don't Forget the Dragon Villa or the Gandy Dancer.
Depot had great steaks and a rockin' bar. Does anyone recall where the railroad car was acquired? The Gandy Dancer used the depot from the...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-11-2022, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 41,442
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Forum: History
05-11-2022, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 25,515
Longwood Farms
John M. - My Grandparents used to own the white house directly across from the Smith's barn / pasture. (Now a Tie-Dye business.) All the grand kids would spend school vacations there and nothing was...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-21-2020, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 18,771
Flew on KC-135 Tankers while in the AF. Valving...
Flew on KC-135 Tankers while in the AF. Valving and other safety features prevent any large amounts of fuel from being dumped during Air Refueling. Also, aviation fuel vaporizes very quickly at the...
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Forum: History
05-04-2020, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 183,505
Top-Water-The second photo of the guy and gal...
Top-Water-The second photo of the guy and gal hamming it up appears to have been taken on the back of the wrap-around porch of the Veterans Association Headquarters building. The steps leading down...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-26-2019, 01:17 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,481
Summer of Jaws
Was life-guarding at the Weirs the summer "Jaws" came out. One day a couple of teens swimming in the deeper water began yelling "Shark! Shark!"....You guessed it; people began running out of the...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-08-2018, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,870
Water Testing in 60's and 70's
I lived on Pitchwood Island the summer of '77 while Life guarding at the Weirs. I would give a sample of the water we pulled from just off the island to the State guys testing the Weirs Beach water....
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Forum: General Discussion
03-27-2015, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,842
Breaking Sound barrier over the Lake
Woodsy is right. Any pilot that exceeded the sound barrier over the CONUS would almost certainly lose his / her wings. Depending on conditions, a fast mover kicking in afterburner can generate a...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-28-2014, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 19,355
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Forum: History
01-02-2014, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 16,476
(Does anyone remember the head shop?)
Blues Boy.
I remember the head shop well. As I young lad I walked in with ten dollars to buy some new music and asked the hippie-ish clerk to change my life. I walked out with Jethro Tull's...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-08-2013, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 16,428
Navy Planes
It's been a few years, but I believe if they are under VFR they can go as low as they like over water. Over land the rules are different depending on terrain and population. We used to fly our...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
05-13-2011, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 14,789
Ground Hog Disposal Airgun
Donnamatrix / nightrider,
Sorry I couldn't post before you did your research. These airguns have a muzzle velocity equivelant to a .22 firearm but with a much shorter range. The projectile is an...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
05-09-2011, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 14,789
Woodchuck Removal
DonnaMatrix,
I live in a residential neighborhood and have had yearly problems with these little guys. I used Have-A-Heart traps and have caught 8 over the past couple of years but they kept...
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Forum: Winni Pets
01-24-2011, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 53,398
Operation Revenge
My "Herd" of six; Callie (Male-19yrs.), K.C (Male-17yrs.), Pemigewasset (Male-9yrs.), Midnight (Male-5yrs.), Chocorua (Male-2yrs.) and Merrimack (Female-2yrs.) have their claws sharpened and ready...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-27-2010, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,679
A-10's
Maybe some of you pilots out there can correct a former KC-135 Nav on this, but as I wrote in reply to the post on the C-130's, under VFR rules I remember being able to go down to 500' over...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-20-2010, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 26,640
C-130 Low Level
Regarding Air Space / Altitiudes. Anything above 10,000 Feet is controlled by FAA Centers such as Boston Center. Below that you can still be under Center Control as long as you maintain Instrument...
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Forum: History
01-13-2009, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,171
I Remember
I used to stop by there and fire off a few rounds all the time growing up in the Weirs in the 60's - 70's. I credit Henry's establishment with providing me the experience needed to shoot Expert when...
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Forum: History
11-06-2008, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 25,562
Question, Boardwalk Blues Boy
From childhood through my college years my family spent the summer at the New Hampshire Veteran's Association. We lived in the Sharpshooter's Building each year. Many friends and relatives rented...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-03-2008, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,822
Weirs Washout
Does anyone else recall the washout of the railroad tracks and the old walkway to the beach? Believe it occured in the early or mid sixties. Very similar damage and in about the same place. I...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-15-2008, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,893
A-10's over Ctr Harbor
Back in the day I flew with a guy who was a program director for the A-10. Seems they had a problem where the left engine would stall when firing the cannon as a result of the exhaust gasses...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-14-2008, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,893
Warthogs Over Ctr. Harbor
There are a few Military Operating Areas (MOA's) over NH. Those A-10's were probably out of Barnes. Though not technically a Fighter, they do have a limited air to air capability. (An A-10 shot...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-08-2008, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 29,957
Boardwalk Washout
It's been a long time, but I remember the same area washed out in the mid to late sixties. At that time the asphalt walkway to the beach washed away and the tracks were left hanging in midair. The...
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Forum: History
01-28-2008, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,452
Annals of Three Mile Island
We used to visit the AMC campers on the island back in the mid seventies. We found that a keg of beer does not float while trying to deliver it via the swim platform. Getting it off the bottom, in...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-27-2007, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,232
railroad car
Vrroom is right. The restaraunt was called the Station and the car was right next to the main building. I recall that it opened around '77. Good steaks and I knew the bartender. Made for some...
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